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the police have used tear gas and water cannon. they are throwing rocks, they are coming and coming, pushing forward. >> i will stay. get out. get out. >> it is our time to run for it as the police charge back. there are wounded on both sides. teargas this line. after watching what happened in to nicias, something has been the unleased in these egyptians. -- after what happened in tunisia. >> we will stay here. >> on a mobile phone, someone catches the moment that a poster of president mubarak is torn down. they are furious about the lack of freedom and the economy. the country feels like it is going nowhere. they have vowed to stay here until the government fold. something really did begin to change in egypt. >> in lebanon, an american- educated billionaire has been appointed prime minister despite an outcry by supporters of his predecessor. he is the preferred choice of hezbollah and their allies. >> as power slipped away from their party's hands, they promised a day of rage. on some delivered. the supporters vented their anger o
the police have used tear gas and water cannon. they are throwing rocks, they are coming and coming, pushing forward. >> i will stay. get out. get out. >> it is our time to run for it as the police charge back. there are wounded on both sides. teargas this line. after watching what happened in to nicias, something has been the unleased in these egyptians. -- after what happened in tunisia. >> we will stay here. >> on a mobile phone, someone catches the moment that a...
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the decision to use air power against colonel gadhafi in libya was taken quickly, so quickly that they are still sorting out the politics behind it. if that is one reason for the london conference, assembling ministers and diplomats from 40 countries, and the arab league and the african union to back u.n. resolutions. though thertheir enthusiasm for military action varies. the mandate to protect civilians also means taking sides in a civil war. >> we made the right choice, that was to draw a line in the desert sand to halt the murderous advance of gaddafi's forces. no one has yet to explain when or how that commitment ends. the conference also said -- started the process toward more legitimacy. this is the closest of rebels have to a political leadership and would like more help on the ground, too. >> the americans said they would consider arming the rebels. is that something you would like? >> you can see that they are fighting with machine guns, etc. >> the u.s., france, and britain are talking about army the rebels. bombs will fall near gaddafi's compound in tripoli again today. tha
the decision to use air power against colonel gadhafi in libya was taken quickly, so quickly that they are still sorting out the politics behind it. if that is one reason for the london conference, assembling ministers and diplomats from 40 countries, and the arab league and the african union to back u.n. resolutions. though thertheir enthusiasm for military action varies. the mandate to protect civilians also means taking sides in a civil war. >> we made the right choice, that was to...
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stay with us, if you can, on "bbc world news." still to come -- goodbye to the elizabeth taylor. first though, britain's government has unveiled a budget intended to get the nation's finances under control. the optimistic growth forecast has been reined in. >> spring has sprung in westminster, but the picture of the british economy is not nearly so cheerful. unemployment is rising. so, too, is the cost of living. inflation is at a 28-month high. and across the country, and happiness is growing at cuts in services. so, as george osborn allows himself a little smile in downing street, it is because he knows he has delivered the bulk of the bad news about spending cuts and tax rises. >> this is a budget bill on found money, that encourages enterprise, that supports manufacturing and investment, and is based on robust independent figures. a budget for making things, not making things up. britain has a plan, and we are sticking to it. >> the opposition labour party was not impressed. they said the ministers themselves were responsible for the forecast. >> it did not happen by chance.
stay with us, if you can, on "bbc world news." still to come -- goodbye to the elizabeth taylor. first though, britain's government has unveiled a budget intended to get the nation's finances under control. the optimistic growth forecast has been reined in. >> spring has sprung in westminster, but the picture of the british economy is not nearly so cheerful. unemployment is rising. so, too, is the cost of living. inflation is at a 28-month high. and across the country, and...
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they are beating us, killing us. there is government oppression, ok? they are using tear gas. >> at first, the police seemed to step aside, wrong footed by the size of the demonstration. then they regrouped. but protesters stood their ground, a couple even confronting the water cannon. the driver seemed confused about what to do. others picked up rocks and through them at the police. the confrontation went back and forth through the center of cairo. these are amazing scenes. the police keep trying to disperse the protesters. protestors keep pushing them back in the face of teargas and water cannons. when protesters to rocks at them, the police throw the rocks back. >> look at my bond. i am here. i will stay. >> they made another charge. we saw injuries among protesters and police, lots of blood. but there was no sight of gunfire. oneç egyptian caught this put t on his mobile phone. there are images upper president 00 -- of hosni mubarak being torn down. this will be a huge shock to him. the protesters believe that after tunisian anything is possible.
they are beating us, killing us. there is government oppression, ok? they are using tear gas. >> at first, the police seemed to step aside, wrong footed by the size of the demonstration. then they regrouped. but protesters stood their ground, a couple even confronting the water cannon. the driver seemed confused about what to do. others picked up rocks and through them at the police. the confrontation went back and forth through the center of cairo. these are amazing scenes. the police...
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thank you for joining us. in other news from around the world, tens of thousands of egyptians have been holding a huge rally in cairo trying to put pressure on the military authority to speed up their handover of power. this comes ahead of parliamentary elections later this month. official sources in damascus say that syria has at least in principle agreed to some delegations by the arab league. the iaea has expressed deep and increasing concern about iran's nuclear program. they passed a resolution calling -- their nuclear ambitions immediately. the national league of democracy in burma said they will stand in the upcoming elections and party officials say that their leader, aung san suu kyi, might also take part. president obama said that hillary clinton would go there next month. in libya, it has been a month since the country was declared liberated but weapons stockpiles are still unsecured. the international community has expressed concern that they could find their way into the hands of foreign militant
thank you for joining us. in other news from around the world, tens of thousands of egyptians have been holding a huge rally in cairo trying to put pressure on the military authority to speed up their handover of power. this comes ahead of parliamentary elections later this month. official sources in damascus say that syria has at least in principle agreed to some delegations by the arab league. the iaea has expressed deep and increasing concern about iran's nuclear program. they passed a...
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stay with us if you can. much more to come. the duke of edinburgh's move to rejoin the british royal family after four nights in hospital. the richest countries in the world are not doing enough to respond to large-scale disasters, so says the british government, which is of course one of them. the minister for international development is warning that the number of earthquakes and humanitarian disasters is likely to increase next year. he warns the wealthy nations to coordinate their efforts into the united nations relief fund. last year, 263 million people lives were blighted by floods, famines, other natural catastrophes. here is drought in the horn of africa alone, it left millions fighting for survival. the british government says that with the scale of such disasters only likely to increase in the coming year, the world remains unprepared. without giving any names, it accuses some rich western nations of not doing enough to fund the un emergency response system designed to speed up relief to crisis zones with one central
stay with us if you can. much more to come. the duke of edinburgh's move to rejoin the british royal family after four nights in hospital. the richest countries in the world are not doing enough to respond to large-scale disasters, so says the british government, which is of course one of them. the minister for international development is warning that the number of earthquakes and humanitarian disasters is likely to increase next year. he warns the wealthy nations to coordinate their efforts...
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that brings us to the end of today's broadcast. for all of us here at world news america, sigh you back here tomorrow. thank you for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation and union bank. ♪ >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can can we do for you? >> world news america was presented by kcet, los angeles. (exclaiming) (laughing) hey! announcer: funding for curious george is provided by contributions to your pbs station and from: and was made possible by: >> ♪ i'm a whirlibird... >> chuck e. cheese's, proud supporter of pbs kids, solutes all the parents who know staying active with their kids is fun and healthy for them. >> ♪ i'm a whirlibird. >> pbs kids, where a kid can be a kid. rainforest cafe, proud sponsor of curious george, reminding you that anyone can make the world a brighter place by conserving our natural resourc
that brings us to the end of today's broadcast. for all of us here at world news america, sigh you back here tomorrow. thank you for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation and union bank. ♪ >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can can we do for you? >> world news...
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angela merkel said this about david cameron perry >> david cameron was at the negotiating table with us and we made this decision. what we cannot do was make a lousy compromise. >> other leaders noted that britain had been alone demanding concessions. >> they are divided and they are outside of the decision making. >> the mood seemed to extend to a ceremony welcoming croatia as the latest european union member. >> last but not least, the net it can numb, mr. david cameron. -- the united kingdom, mr. david cameron. the european leaders headed home with a new pact to instill discipline over their spending. what has not been addressed is debt and slow growth, the fundamental problems of the eurozone. >>> as we have seen so many times before, all of these events in brussels are having financial implications all over the world. i am joined by john cassidy from new yorker magazine. let's start with the idea this treaty has not come up with a solution to the fund and the problem of slow growth in europe. >> that is true, but we should not underestimate what happened. from the british point of
angela merkel said this about david cameron perry >> david cameron was at the negotiating table with us and we made this decision. what we cannot do was make a lousy compromise. >> other leaders noted that britain had been alone demanding concessions. >> they are divided and they are outside of the decision making. >> the mood seemed to extend to a ceremony welcoming croatia as the latest european union member. >> last but not least, the net it can numb, mr. david...